In honor of National Encouragement Week and the fact that our new interns have finished their orientation, Amanda and I decided that they deserved cupcakes. Never having made cupcakes from scratch before, I decided that my maiden voyage would involve chocolate and peanut butter. Obviously.

After hunting around, I chose this recipe for the cupcakes and this recipe for the peanut butter frosting. My only gripe was that I overfilled the cupcake tin, and so the cupcakes overflowed. When the recipe says “Fill half way,” the recipe means “Fill half way,” not 3/4s of the way. Besides that small issue, the cupcakes taste great, and are light, soft and delicious.

In case you’re curious, the peanut butter frosting is a real winner, folks. Save this recipe and treasure it for always. You’ll thank me. I promise.